A collection of letters, memos, news clippings, government reports & speeches. Examples are: One letter (4/28/77) from Senator William Proxmire to Senator Daniel K. Inouye re/ a positive assessment of the “backdown techniques” demonstrated by the Elizabeth C.J. in Tuna/Porpoise controversy; 1 page photocopy of Congressional Record—House for April 28, 1977 re/ H.R. 6729. A bill to amend the “Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the . . . tuna fleet to continue operations while exercising due care to reduce incidental porpoise mortality . . . [to] levels approaching zero;” 1 news clipping, Ken Hudson, “Mexican Registry Sought Tunamen Await OK On Transfer,” The San Diego Union (4/27/77); photocopies of 2 articles by G.M. Prather, “Tuna Family Expected To Back Permits,” & “U.S. Eases Policy On Porpoise Kill,” The San Diego Union (4/27 & 4/30/77); Wilson office memo (4/29/77)—“Cranston arranged a meeting with Birney and Butler on Wed night tentative agreement . . . .;” photocopy of “General Permit (1977) Category 2: Encircling Gear, Yellowfin Tuna Purse Seining” (3 pp.) signed by Robert W. Schoning, NMFS (4/15/77); 1 photocopy of a 3 pp. letter (4/21/77) from John P. Mulligan (Ex. Dir. Tuna Research Foundation, Inc.) & Steve Edney (Pres., United Cannery and Industrial Workers of the Pacific, AFL-CIO) to Robert W. Schoning (Dir., NMFS) re/ petition to NMFS “to postpone the effective date of the agency’s new import regulations;” photocopies of 2 news articles, “President, Kreps set tuna meeting” & Vern Griffin, “Shift to foreign flags asked for 8 tunaboats,” Evening Tribune (4/21/77); stapled photocopies of letters (4/15/ & 4/19/77) from Congressman Wilson & August Felando (Gen. Manager, ATA) re/ Wilson’s letter to President Carter & Felando’s letter to Robert W. Schoning (NMFS) re/ plight of U.S. tuna fishing fleet & problem with general permit issued on 4/15/77; photocopies of news articles—Bernard Fensterwald, Jr., “Fishing ‘On Porpoise’ Called Disruption of Marine Ecosystem,” John Donner, “Tuna Fleet Study Big Impact,” Ken Hudson, “Tuna Canneries Order Further Job Cuts,” (The San Diego Union, 4/17, 4/20 & 4/29/77) & Vern Griffin, “Fishers vow continued tuna layoffs,” (Evening Tribune, 4/20/77); 1 stapled copy of Jack C. Bowland (Gen. Manager of W.F.O.A.), “The Tuna/Porpoise Controversy—A Bait Boat/Troller Viewpoint” (10 pp.) & attached copy of Finsterwald, Jr.’s 4/17/77 article in the Union; photocopy of a letter (4/7/77) from Congressman McCloskey, Jr.to Wilson & 1 page excerpt from the Congressional Record—Extension of Remarks (4/7/77) re/ McCloskey’s speech (4/7/77) re/ McCloskey’s speech to the House to introduce “a bill to try to resolve the tuna/ porpoise controversy;” 1 news clipping—“Legislation May Aid Tuna Fleet,” The San Diego Union(4/2/77); stapled copy of “Speech Delivered By The Honorable John M. Murphy Before The National Fisheries Institute Honolulu, Hawaii April 20, 1977” & attached photocopy of Everett R. Hollis, “Arabs and Mexicans Seeking to Buy Boats Idled in Tuna Protest,” The New York Times (4/17/77); photocopies of letters (4/19 & 4/15/77) from Peabody, Rivlin, Lambert & Meyers & from August Felando (ATA) re/ “Endicott Peabody, Coordinator” informing “California Delegation” of recent developments in the tuna/porpoise controversy & Felando’s (4/15/77) letter to Robert W. Schoning, NMFS; photocopies of news articles—“April 26 Hearing Here Tuna Fleet Back in Court,” Daily Transcript (4/20/77), Donald H. Harrison, “Van Deerlin Predicts End of Porpoise Quotas,” & “Lawmaker-on-the-run confers with tunamen,” (The San Diego Union, 4/15/77); selected photocopies of news articles as follows: Ken Hudson, “Mexico Offers Aid To U.S. Tunaboats,” “$30 Million Tuna Loss Reported,” “Mexico, Arab Bids For Tuna Fleet Bared,” & “Canner Purchase of Foreign Tuna Nearly Doubles,” (The San Diego Union, 4/14, 13, 9, 5/77), G.M. Prather, “McCloskey Tuna Bill Urges Porpoise Quota, Observers,” & “Cannery Closing Illustrates Tuna” (Ibid. 4/7/77), 1 newsclipping—Vern Griffin, “Tuna talks prove discouraging” & 1 photocopy of Don Learned, “6 nations vie for control of tunaboat fleet” (Evening Tribune, 4/7 & 4/9/77); photocopies of editorials—“Tunaboats Can Be Saved” (The San Diego Union, 4/5/77), “Shortsighted bureaucrats” (Pacific Beach Sentinal, 4/3/77) & 1 copy of a Boro cartoon “Food For Thought” (Union, n.d.); 1 photocopy of Grace Marie Prather, “Tuna Fishing The All-Porpoise War,” (n.s., pp. 439-455, 4/15/77),1 copy of Tuna News (Vol. 1, No. 3, April 1977); 1 copy of San Diego Council, Navy League of the United States, Blue and Gold (Vol. 7, No. 12, April 1977) featuring “Support For Tuna Fisherman;” 1 copy of U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, NMFS, Administration of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 April 1, 1976 through March 31, 1977 (“Reprinted from Federal Register, Vol. 42, No. 147—Monday, August 1, 1977). A loose collection of misc. materials including government documents. Examples are: One photocopy of NMFS: F35: WP Jensen, “Provisional Timetable-Tuna-Porpoise Regulatory Proposal and Hearings” for July 12, 1977 through December 18, 1977; 2 page photocopy of “Witness List For Friday, May 13, 1977 – Proposed Tuna-Porpoise Legislation, H.R. 6970 and Related Bills;” 1 photocopy of “Administration Draft, Rec’d 5/12 EP, Revised 5/11/77,” “A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 . . . .” (14 pp.); 1 photocopy of page 290 from the Congressional Directory (n.d.) re/ “Merchant Marine and Fisheries” Committee listing of members with tally marks; 1 page photocopy of “Tuna Porpoise – Congressmen . . . California Delegation” (n.d.) with tabulation marked for voting on amendment; 1 page photocopy of “Committee Affiliations (n.d.) re/ “Merchant Marine” & other committees & members; photocopies (3 pp.) of the Congressional Record—Extension of Remarks for 5/4 & 5/5/77 re/ remarks of the Hon. John M. Murry, the Hon. Bob Wilson & the Hon. Lionel Van Deerlin on the Tuna-Porpoise Amendment & dispute; stapled 3 pp. & 5 pp. photocopies of “A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 . . . .” (n.d. & n.s.); 4 page photocopy of “Analysis of Industry Proposed Bill To Amend the Marine Mammal Protection of 1972 . . . .” (n.d. & n.s.); stapled 11 pp. photocopy of “Amendment to H.R. 6970, As Introduced Offered by Mr. Murphy of New York;” Joseph H. Blatchford (Deputy Under Sec. of Commerce), “Statement of Purpose and Need” (4 pp.) & attached 6 pp. photocopy of “A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act . . . .;” 1 letter (4/7/77) from Congressman Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. to Congressman Wilson & attached 1 page photocopy of “Tuna and Porpoise Controversy Hon. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr.,” Congressional Record—Extensions of Remarks (4/7/77); 1 page photocopy of news article—“Legislation May Aid Tuna Fleet” (The San Diego Union, 4/2/77), 1 page photocopy of Bill Parry, “Sun Harbor Tuna Cannery Lays Off 150 - Carter Asked To End Impasse Over Porpoise” (The San Diego Union, 4/1/77).